Actually, I’ll leave that till later. Ranting about the sports worlds answer to Primark straight away will put me in a bad mood and make the diary a miserable read.
The draw for the next qualifying possibility of a journey to Aerbaijan or Montenegro for Celtic when they were paired with the winners of the Qarabag /Radar Pljevjlia. Which they spell Rudar.
The quick witted Gary Lineker offered to do the jokes for this one, and showed why the king of entertainment is worth £40,000 a show.
In the Champions League Celtic have been drawn to play against a carrier bag!
Remember, Gary, a carrier bag tightly fitted over the head is excellent protection against those rainy days.
Keith Jackson however, was heard to groan loudly when he noticed the word “radar ” in the other possible opponents name, as he hates the very mention of it for some reason.
Before that, however, Celtic must take care of Stjarnan, something Ronny Deila is fully aware of;
“That is the next round but first we have to get finished with this one and play a good game on Wednesday. Then we can talk about the next game, if we get a good result.”
No carrier bag jokes ?
Celtic flew out to Spain yesterday for tonights game against SD Eibar, and Ronny thinks it will be a good runout to keep things ticking over for next weeks return with the Icelandic champions.
“It will be an interesting game against Eibar and we are looking forward to playing the game,” he said. “We will use it as a good training match to get us even fitter and to play a good game. “
Eibar finished last season 18th in La Liga, their first visit to the top table in their 75 year history, which would ordinarily have meant relegation, but 13th placed Elche-known in spain as the “Gers ” were found guilty of financial mismanagement and they were relegated as punishment, earning a reprieve for the Eibar.
None of the Basque sides players will be familiar to Celtic fans, although a couple of former players will be. Xabi Alonso spent some time there on loan, and David Silva
The town itself is a little more interesting, as it is the home town of none other than Francisco de Ibarra, who amongst other things, was in charge of the soldiers who founded the town of Santa Barbara in California. One of the 16th century conquidistors, he was involved in silver mining and founded several other towns whilst he was over there, a life of exploring and adventure quite remarkable for a man with apparently completely sightless eyes;
Eibar also has a train station which is the envy of the world, boasting not only a traditional clock, but a 24 hour digital read out above, so that there’s little chance of missing that vital connection.
Though it didn’t seem to be working on the day this photograph was taken.
Something I couldn’t find a photo of is the intriguing 17th century Hermitage of Azitain, which contains a unique statue of a beardless Christ, which sounds more like something the salesman told them when he offloaded it.
If anyone happens to be out there with time on their hands….
We mentioned Lady Kerry CSC the other day in the diary, when we showed the away top with the sponsors label peeling off, and rightly not happy about this, a complaint was sent to New Balance.
Proving it’s not just their shirts that are piss poor, the company sent this reply…
Ah, the shirts aren’t shite after all !
It’s our fault!
Presumably we aren’t supposed to wear them, or wash them.
New Balance are not winning many friends here. Their product is poor, and they clearly don’t give a fuck about customer relations.
The new third kit comes out on monday. It’s a return to the bumble bee of yesteryear-like the second one was a return to -hang on, even the designers are fucking hopeless.
I’ve asked the guy who struck the deal for his comments via John Paul Taylor.
I’ll restrain from further comment until I get a reply.
Like I’m restraining from buying any New Balance tat until I’m convinced it’ll be of “reasonable quality ” .
The company has emblazoned it’s logo across the north stand at Celtic Park, which as far as I can see is the only thing with that name on it that will last until the end of the season.
Except the unsold strips if they don’t start to sort themselves out.
The tv companies have chosen the game sthey want to show live, which means a few fixture dates and times have changed.
If it’s not the kit suppliers , it’s the tv companies.
The supporter, who pays for it all, directly and indirectly, is struggling to be anywhere near the list of priorities for the club these days.
anyhoo, for those still paying for English football by watching Celtic on telly, the changes are;
Front page news, and the royal Family, including a very young Queen Elizabeth appealed for help today as they try to find the bastard who nicked their handpuppets back in 1933.
It was when Prince Phil The Greek visited London and saw that picture on the mantel at Buck house he knew he’d found his perfect woman…and they’ve continued this secret tradition down through the generations;
As usual, the press are deflecting from the real story, as pictures of the new £150m refurb for the royal residence leaked onto the internet;
Meanwhile, police presence at the Real Sociedad was called into question again with the emergence of this photograph.
Don’t know why. Thats clearly not Police Scotland.
Nowhere near enough coppers.
Fir Park, motherwell, was the venue in 1982 in yesterdays picture. This one is a little more tricky
Who are opponents, when was it, and what’s the story that day ?
1968 Scottish Cup pars beat us 2•1?.
German family giving a German salute … What’s wrong in that ? 😉
“….which contains a unique statue of a beardless Christ, which sounds more like something the salesman told them when he offloaded it.”
HaHaHa! Fucking brilliant!
That and the photo of the wean wi’ the moustache practising family traditions. Priceless!
It looks like maybe Hampden and Dunfermline but it’s not the Cup Final of ’65 when we beat them 3-2 in the hoops.
Fuck it, ah give in.
Ralph. Do you know if any Liverpool fans are experiencing any problems with their new balance tops? Or am I wrong in thinking they’re sponsored by them aswell?
So far here in Porto (another New Balance customer) the only complaint is about the honking second kit that NB designed … So far not heard anything about quality issues
I haven’t found any problems with the two new tops I’ve purchased, they’ve been washed several times and are fine, I’m wondering if people r washing them at too high a temperature? And remembering to turn them inside out so any numbers , names and logo sponsors are protected.
Does anyone know where the New Balance kit is manufactured?
Guessing its a third world country and the staff are on piss poor wages, should that not be a concern for supporters?
Green & White hoops are Green & White hoops so why bother with a new one? After a while that shirt you’ve been wearing for years becomes retro so you can be a trendy wendy again. I know it puts money into the club but so does tv deals and inconvenient K.O times & all the other made in the far east shit the club shop offers up.
Interesting that Elche are known in Spain as The Gers. Unlike Elche however neither version of Rangers have ever been relegated.
It’s not a nazi impersonation. It’s a loyalist red hand salute.
Susan
Is that a picture of the last time Celtic played at 3pm on a Saturday?
It’s Jan 1968, we lost 2/0 to Dunfermline. RH Davidson was the referee and he disallowed a 35 yard goal by Jim
Brogan. Why? Someone out on the wing was “interfering” wih play
Yeah Scottish cup game 1968 at paradise we lost 2-0 & the pars went onto win the cup that year!!
Not sure about the game. I know it’s Dunfermline but I think the Tic we’re wearing green shorts in the cup match in 68. If it is that match Bertie Auld was sent off in the 2-0 defeat. We had some great matches against the Pars in those days, a legacy of Big Jock being their manager. Hibs also gave us some great games, again the brilliance of Stein even with short spells with those clubs he left his giant presence and then gave us something special. What a man.
HH
Is that big yogi dumped on his erse? Bent Martin in goal for Dunfermline, and Willie Callaghan booting the ba’ away.(Tommy’s brother). Mr. RH Davidson of Airdrie is the ref if my memory serves me correctly. Nae wonder we got beat.
Hey ETims, how can someone contact you directly?
Hail, Hail.